Gateshead 1-1 (4-5 on penalties) Forest U21 in the England National League Cup, round 1.

Gateshead won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–L–L), scoring 6 and conceding 14.

Forest U21 won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–W–W), scoring 9 and conceding 9.

The two sides have met 1 time: Gateshead 0 wins, Forest U21 1, 0 draws.